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Spell Bee Word: Effort


What does effort mean?

Word: Effort

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Effort means the energy you put into doing something difficult, or a real try at doing it.

Synonyms: attempt

Antonyms: ease

How do you spell effort?

Syllables: ef - fort

Tricky part: There are two f's in the middle. Efort is the usual mistake.

Watch out for: efort, efford

Memory tip: Say it in two beats, ef-fort, and give each beat its own f.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. spare no effort: to do everything possible to achieve something. Example: "The hosts spared no effort to make the guests feel at home."

Effort in a sentence

Example 1: With a lot of effort, Arjun finally climbed the rope in the PE lesson.

Example 2: It takes effort to keep a garden green through the Delhi summer.

Example 3: Our teacher praised the effort more than the marks.

Fun Fact

The word effort came into English from French more than five hundred years ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Mohan put great effert into his model.

a) Mohan
b) effert
c) model
d) great

Show answer

b) effert. The end of effort sounds like the end of short.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

effort

a) luck
b) hard work
c) delay
d) rest

Show answer

b) hard work. Putting effort into something means doing hard work.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rtfofe

a) effort
b) effrto
c) effrot
d) effotr

Show answer

a) effort. Every option starts eff, so look at the order of the last three letters.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

effo_t

a) s
b) n
c) l
d) r

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d) r. Say ef-fort: an r sound comes before the t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Riya made a big effort with her drawing. This means she ____.

a) lost it on the bus
b) took great care over it
c) did not start it
d) did it in a rush

Show answer

b) took great care over it

2. Pick the job that takes the most effort.

a) smelling a flower
b) sitting on a sofa
c) blinking your eyes
d) climbing a steep hill

Show answer

d) climbing a steep hill

Associated Words

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